43 Senators Who Hate the Constitution
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Thursday, September 20, 2007
by Gary A. Ballard
A cloture vote was taken in the Senate yesterday on the Habeus Corpus Restoration Act. For those unaware, Habeus corpus is one of the fundamental rights granted in the Constitution, the right for the accused to challenge his detention, be informed of the charges held against him and access to the evidence supporting those charges. It is the very backbone of our criminal justice system. Habeus corpus is so important to a fair system of justice, and so fundamentally ASSUMED by every American citizen that to even consider it as anything other than an unbreakable commandment is un-American.
And yet, there are 43 Senators in the Congress this very day who do not believe it is worth fighting for. Here is a listing from Restore-Habeus.org detailing how each Senator voted on the cloture motion. Keep in mind, a cloture vote is only to allow the bill to go to a final up or down vote. Without passage of a cloture vote, the bill can be discussed and amended until it's dead. Passage of a cloture vote with 60 ayes will break any filibuster. So the passage of the cloture vote by 56-43 is essentially a failure for the bill given the amount of minority opposition, as well as obvious White House opposition.
Feast your eyes upon Senators who do not give two rat shits whether you or anyone else are given the right to challenge unlawful and indefinite detention. I find it particularly galling that Sen. Larry Craig, he of the bathroom foot tapping and quick, cover-me-up guilty plea voted to deny habeus corpus as well. I wonder if his vote would be different were his detainment for men's room shenanigans to last more than a few hours, or to include naked man pyramids. Never mind, he's probably dreaming of that scenario right now.
These fuckers are despicable, and I count my Senators Thad Cochran and Trent Lott among the pack of shiftless shitheels I wouldn't cross the street to piss on were they on fire. Perhaps they should sack their lawyers, since they see no reason to be allowed to challenge criminal charges leveled against them.
And yet, there are 43 Senators in the Congress this very day who do not believe it is worth fighting for. Here is a listing from Restore-Habeus.org detailing how each Senator voted on the cloture motion. Keep in mind, a cloture vote is only to allow the bill to go to a final up or down vote. Without passage of a cloture vote, the bill can be discussed and amended until it's dead. Passage of a cloture vote with 60 ayes will break any filibuster. So the passage of the cloture vote by 56-43 is essentially a failure for the bill given the amount of minority opposition, as well as obvious White House opposition.
Feast your eyes upon Senators who do not give two rat shits whether you or anyone else are given the right to challenge unlawful and indefinite detention. I find it particularly galling that Sen. Larry Craig, he of the bathroom foot tapping and quick, cover-me-up guilty plea voted to deny habeus corpus as well. I wonder if his vote would be different were his detainment for men's room shenanigans to last more than a few hours, or to include naked man pyramids. Never mind, he's probably dreaming of that scenario right now.
These fuckers are despicable, and I count my Senators Thad Cochran and Trent Lott among the pack of shiftless shitheels I wouldn't cross the street to piss on were they on fire. Perhaps they should sack their lawyers, since they see no reason to be allowed to challenge criminal charges leveled against them.
Labels: Bush Administration, Fascism, Government Corruption, Habeus Corpus
posted by Gary A. Ballard @ 4:05 PM
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